B65H 45/04
Folding sheets
B65H45/04 (Folding sheets) appears on 158 US grants and 147 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65H- Granted patents
- 158
- Published applications
- 147
- Assignees
- 83
- Inventors
- 311
- Latest grant
- 3 Jun 2025
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 7 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Film for masking aircraft components and method of positioning same3 Jun 2025US 12,318,794 B2Adhetec Canada Inc.
- Card forming method and apparatus3 Jun 2025US 12,321,875 B2Cricut, Inc.
- System and method for folding paper carriers with attached cards27 May 2025US 12,312,198 B2DMT Solutions Global Corporation
- Method and apparatus for folding a stack of sheets20 May 2025US 12,304,765 B2Ahlstrom Oyj
- Joining jig and joining apparatus29 Apr 2025US 12,286,745 B2Juki Corporation
- Belt manufacturing apparatus, folding-back roller, and belt manufacturing method24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285636 A1Bridgestone Corporation
- Device for Z-Shaped Folding of a Separator and Method for Producing an Electrode Separator Arrangement11 Jun 2026US 2026/0163048 A1Mercedes-Benz Group AG
- Apparatus for producing folded underwear pads20 Nov 2025US 2025/0352402 A1GDM S.p. A.
- System and method for folding paper carriers with attached cards11 Sep 2025US 2025/0282571 A1DMT Solutions Global Corporation
- Card Forming Method and Apparatus14 Aug 2025US 2025/0259121 A1Cricut, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- High speed sheet folder and presser for automated mailing systems37US 4,875,668 AComputer Output Processors and Engineering, Inc. · 1989
- Method of folding a signature for use in bookbinding37US 5,655,866 A1997
- Napkin folder30US 4,865,579 A1989
- Pneumatic sheet material hold down conveyor system28US 6,027,440 AThermoguard Equipment, Inc. · 2000
- Napkin26US 5,736,224 AGeorgia-Pacific Corporation · 1998